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    rinku replied to the thread Smuggling in Modern Traveller.
    Yeah, point was always that economics is what drives it all. Scarcity affects price but profit is what crime is looking for. If a rare...
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    rinku replied to the thread Advanced education.
    Yes. For any actual character to have an actual award is basically up to the player and the referee, aside from the specific example of...
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    rinku reacted to WHULorigan's post in the thread Advanced education with Like Like.
    Of course, those scores need only refer to having the equivalent level of knowledge of a specified degree, not necessarily the actual...
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    rinku replied to the thread Droynes outside of Droyne society (M2e).
    "Species" isn't exactly a black and white definition anyway, just a handly label for discussion. There are many populations of creatures...
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    rinku reacted to coolAlias's post in the thread Utilitarian Star System Generator with Like Like.
    I wrote a straightforward no-frills application that implements most of the steps and procedures from the wonderful *World Builder's...
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    rinku replied to the thread Smuggling in Modern Traveller.
    One of the major items smuggled into Australia is tobacco. It's not illegal, just heavily taxed, so there's a lot of coin to be made there.
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    rinku reacted to ProfGrizzlyJon's post in the thread Smuggling in Modern Traveller with Like Like.
    TLDR: I spent some time chasing smugglers, and then spent some time pretending to be a smuggler as a training aid for teaching people to...
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    rinku replied to the thread Truther Travellers.
    You would expect that any successful Artist career would result in a fanbase. If you've done 4 terms as a Performer and come out of it...
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    rinku reacted to MasterGwydion's post in the thread Truther Travellers with Like Like.
    Followers was a poorly thought-out mechanic. Scientists have followers (Sagan, Einstein, Feynman). Musicians have followers (Taylor...
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    rinku replied to the thread Advanced education.
    I hadn't thought to check T5 on that one. Naturally, it rates each EDU value as a particular level of education. Bachelor at 8...
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    rinku reacted to WHULorigan's post in the thread Advanced education with Like Like.
    BTW, as a standard for comparison, in T5 CharGen a character with very low EDU could choose to complete the EDU5 Course (basically like...
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    rinku replied to the thread Droynes outside of Droyne society (M2e).
    Indeed. And any information that comes from other sources is as fragmentary as any other historical or archaeological record.
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    rinku reacted to GypsyComet's post in the thread Droynes outside of Droyne society (M2e) with Like Like.
    Per CT, Grandfather emerged from a Droyne species who already differentiated by caste. He probably fiddled with that process, so both...
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    rinku replied to the thread Advanced education.
    Outright Education score may be the best rule of thumb for achieved qualifications, informed by skill competencies. Pre-Career...
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    rinku replied to the thread Droynes outside of Droyne society (M2e).
    Most of everything happened so long ago, and Grandfather's actions are so infrequent that any history is largely academic. The previous...
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